There are many different types of respirators, and each has contaminants it can filter and how much of that contaminant it can handle. The chart above is a quick reference guide for a couple popular types of respirators that are sold at Intech Services.
The contaminants listed have severe potential effects if you are exposed to them. Over exposure to…
Steel/Manganese Alloys can cause pneumoconiosis, siderosis, and central nervous system harm;
Stainless Steel can cause pneumoconiosis, kidney damage, lung irritation, and cancer;
Aluminum can cause respiratory irritation;
Galvanized Steel can cause metal fume fever;
Cadmium can cause metal fume fever, respiratory irritation, kidney damage, and lung cancer; and
Lead can cause central nervous system harm and systemic poisoning.
Particulate respirators (8210 and 8511) will filter up to 10 times the applicable exposure limits only for general dust, steel/manganese alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, and galvanized steel. Do not use particulate respirators for cadmium or lead.
Air purifying/PAPR/SAR elastomeric facepiece respirators (6000 and 7000 series half and full facepieces) will filter up to 50 times the exposure limits for all the contaminants listed.
For more information or to order respirators, check out our respirator section on the website.
